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<blockquote data-quote="takethepoints" data-source="post: 376089" data-attributes="member: 265"><p>I appreciate all the replies. Very thoughtful.</p><p></p><p>I still think what I said is pretty much correct (Duh). Clemson now has a real talent gap on the rest of the ACC; shoot, on the rest of the <em>college football</em>, when you come down to it. They are up there with Bammer in terms of recruiting success and player development. (I think the winner of the Clemson - Bammer game wins the MNC, btw.) But that's something we have to deal with. We've beat them when they had an immense gap on us before (2011) and we can do it again. Same with the Dwags: I think they benefited from really good senior players this year, but we'll see about Smart next year. Their fans will expect the same, but, imho, they won't get it. Same with Miami. Their "game" with Clemson exposed just how much all those star rankings mean when they don't have the outrageous luck they've had - especially against Tech - this year (and last). </p><p></p><p>I continue to think that most of the "star" rankings are a bunch of hooey, except for the 5 and high 4 star rankings. Further, on O at least, our "stars" don't mean as much because we aren't evaluating players in the same way. They do count more on D; it's easier to evaluate raw athletic talent over there, especially on the DL. Problem = a lot of DL recruiting is sheer luck. We recruit a player from OZ and he turns out to be an all-ACC pick and a starter for the pros. Who could predict that? But we can do better and need to commit the resources needed to do so.</p><p></p><p>A couple of random thoughts:</p><p></p><p>• The blown assignment problem was a difficulty in 2015 also and for the same reason: inexperience and playing out of position. As Whiskey pointed out, Will played most of the year at OT instead of guard. He was good at OT, but he's a better guard. This didn't hurt as much because Shamire played so well, but it wasn't what we were planning before we lost Fromayen and Marshall before the season started. That TM missed a lot of reads and didn't pass well comes from the same problem. Repetition is the key to what we do on O.</p><p></p><p>• I agree that we need to look carefully at player development and placement. We have some outrageously strong players on this team, but you wonder if that is what we need. Here I'm really out of my depth; this has changed a <em>lot</em> from my playing days (player development advice, circa 1963 = "Be sure to lift weights this summer!"). We don't seem to be able to avoid injury as much as we should, however.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="takethepoints, post: 376089, member: 265"] I appreciate all the replies. Very thoughtful. I still think what I said is pretty much correct (Duh). Clemson now has a real talent gap on the rest of the ACC; shoot, on the rest of the [I]college football[/I], when you come down to it. They are up there with Bammer in terms of recruiting success and player development. (I think the winner of the Clemson - Bammer game wins the MNC, btw.) But that's something we have to deal with. We've beat them when they had an immense gap on us before (2011) and we can do it again. Same with the Dwags: I think they benefited from really good senior players this year, but we'll see about Smart next year. Their fans will expect the same, but, imho, they won't get it. Same with Miami. Their "game" with Clemson exposed just how much all those star rankings mean when they don't have the outrageous luck they've had - especially against Tech - this year (and last). I continue to think that most of the "star" rankings are a bunch of hooey, except for the 5 and high 4 star rankings. Further, on O at least, our "stars" don't mean as much because we aren't evaluating players in the same way. They do count more on D; it's easier to evaluate raw athletic talent over there, especially on the DL. Problem = a lot of DL recruiting is sheer luck. We recruit a player from OZ and he turns out to be an all-ACC pick and a starter for the pros. Who could predict that? But we can do better and need to commit the resources needed to do so. A couple of random thoughts: • The blown assignment problem was a difficulty in 2015 also and for the same reason: inexperience and playing out of position. As Whiskey pointed out, Will played most of the year at OT instead of guard. He was good at OT, but he's a better guard. This didn't hurt as much because Shamire played so well, but it wasn't what we were planning before we lost Fromayen and Marshall before the season started. That TM missed a lot of reads and didn't pass well comes from the same problem. Repetition is the key to what we do on O. • I agree that we need to look carefully at player development and placement. We have some outrageously strong players on this team, but you wonder if that is what we need. Here I'm really out of my depth; this has changed a [I]lot[/I] from my playing days (player development advice, circa 1963 = "Be sure to lift weights this summer!"). We don't seem to be able to avoid injury as much as we should, however. [/QUOTE]
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